London · United Kingdom · January 2025
Visas issued at London in January 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,550 | 68.4% | 6,833 | 8,284 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 685 | 4.4% | 431 | 303 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 589 | 3.8% | 371 | 605 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 547 | 3.5% | 562 | 392 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 342 | 2.2% | 357 | 236 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 314 | 2% | 143 | 138 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 313 | 2% | 319 | 232 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 266 | 1.7% | 538 | 199 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 199 | 1.3% | 152 | 147 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 196 | 1.3% | 221 | 165 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 193 | 1.3% | 146 | 186 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 190 | 1.2% | 83 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 185 | 1.2% | 88 | 485 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 155 | 1% | 326 | 148 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 152 | 1% | 82 | 142 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 102 | 0.7% | 107 | 59 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 56 | 0.4% | 45 | 115 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 42 | 0.3% | 58 | 26 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 41 | 0.3% | 39 | 32 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 39 | 0.3% | 11 | 33 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 35 | 0.2% | 40 | 44 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 31 | 0.2% | 44 | 29 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 26 | 0.2% | 2 | 19 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 24 | 0.2% | 27 | 38 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 24 | 0.2% | 29 | 22 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 17 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 16 | 0.1% | 50 | 25 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 15 | 0.1% | 19 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 22 | 18 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 12 | 0.1% | 19 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 12 | 0.1% | 7 | 14 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 6 | 10 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 7 | 0% | 4 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0% | 2 | 15 |
| H3 | Trainee | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 117 | 24.2% | 69 | 94 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 110 | 22.7% | 35 | 71 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 47 | 9.7% | 33 | 39 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 43 | 8.9% | 28 | 25 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 29 | 6% | 21 | 56 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 27 | 5.6% | 31 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 17 | 3.5% | 24 | 19 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 16 | 3.3% | 2 | 19 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 2.5% | 6 | 17 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 11 | 2.3% | 4 | 9 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 10 | 2.1% | 13 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 8 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 6 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 0.8% | 10 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| RH | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, regional center (RH1-RH3) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | London | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 15,431 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +38% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +26% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 484 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 69 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did London issue in January 2025?
15,431 nonimmigrant visas and 484 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at London?
December 2024: 11,208 nonimmigrant visas (+38% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 12,223 (+26%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,550 (68.4%), J1 685 (4.4%), C1/D 589 (3.8%), L1 547 (3.5%), L2 342 (2.2%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.